Tag: Amtrak
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Trio of Late Amtrak trains
My exploits capturing a series of late Amtrak trains in late June and early July of 2020
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Writing my Congressman
It’s been a while since I’ve been truly politically active. My political energy has lately been focused on the restoration and preservation of the Amtrak station (originally Santa Fe) in Lawrence.
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Recent Railfan Photography
Okay, it’s been a while, but I have taken a few trips railfanning lately.
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Not the usual station
On a normal day, Amtrak’s Southwest Chief stops at the station in Lawrence. However, it is not the station seen in the featured image above.
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Amtrak Heritage Sweep
In 2011, Amtrak painted a group of locomotives in special 40th Anniversary paint schemes resembling the different paint schemes on its locomotives. As a Depot Redux volunteer, I usually greet the Amtrak train on Saturday mornings. I’ve kept a lookout for the heritage units as well. Within a year’s time, I had seen every one…
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Officers’ special
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in railroadToday, Amtrak had an officers’ special to bring awareness of the Southwest Chief (and the possibility of it being forced to re-route if funding to upgrade and maintain the line between Newton and Albuquerque cannot be found)
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Snow Trains
‘Twas the Monday before Christmas and activity on the Union Pacific was blowing through the snow-covered landscape. There’s also a late Amtrak 4.
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Situational Awareness
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in railroadThis morning (as with most Saturday mornings) I got up at 4:30 to open the Lawrence Amtrak station.
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November already?
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in PhotosFor being without a day job, it seems I’ve been rather busy…. October brought a pair of “Special” Amtrak trains, and a new interchange on K-7 in Johnson County.